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Think about it. The Lord\u2019s Prayer<\/a> can be divided into seven prayers:<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.<\/strong>
\nGod is a parent, full of that parental love. Some people have trouble with \u201cOur Father\u201d<\/a> because, well, they had a flawed dad or even mom. No matter. You have God. And God is here on earth. We honor that presence with those words \u201challowed be thy name.\u201d In the Jewish tradition the Lord\u2019s name isn\u2019t even spoken aloud. How holy is that?<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0\u00a0Thy kingdom come.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThree precious words to express that inner yearning for God\u2019s reign to be established now, right now. On earth. Look around you. See it in the kindness of a friend,<\/a> the love of a neighbor, the compassion for the poor. Feel it in the natural realm\u2014the wind, the rain, the sun. The world is evolving. Pray for it to be on the right side of love.<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0\u00a0Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.<\/strong>
\nThese words echo Jesus\u2019 words prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane<\/a> in the agony leading up to the Crucifixion and would be appropriate to use at the end of every prayer, especially with that ender, \u201con earth as it is in heaven.\u201d Bringing heaven down to earth. After all God is in everything. We just need to see it.<\/p>\n

4)\u00a0\u00a0Give us this day our daily bread.<\/strong>
\nMy favorite petition.<\/a> We pray collectively for every person\u2019s daily bread. Honoring the Son who shared wine and bread at the Last Supper. No hoarding here. Just enough for bread and maybe some for the morrow. Our daily bread.<\/p>\n

5)\u00a0\u00a0Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nOr \u201ctrespasses\u201d or \u201csins\u201d or \u201cwrongs.\u201d It\u2019s a quid pro quo; we forgive as we have been forgiven.<\/a> That means that insulting thing somebody said against you. Or the sibling who took something of Mom\u2019s after she died before even asking if you wanted it. Or the church member who talked your ear off in church. Forgive, forgive, forgive. You forgive me, I forgive them.<\/p>\n

6)\u00a0\u00a0Lead us not into temptation.<\/strong>
\nThe Lord knows our weaknesses. He knows our vulnerabilities. We can follow the right path knowing the Lord is looking out for us. Listen for those inner voices<\/a> that say, \u201cNot that, not this\u2026that.\u201d Listen.<\/p>\n

7)\u00a0\u00a0But deliver us from evil.<\/strong>
\nEvils are all around us, and in some of the most tempting guises. How else would they lure us in? Wealth, status, success. Gosh, that sounds great. But at what cost?<\/a> God\u2019s own goodness is free. No interest charged. What better bargain could be there?<\/p>\n

Those are the seven prayers, and it\u2019d be hard to top them\u2014and the depth of them\u2014in any situation. If someone asks if you\u2019ve prayed today, say \u201cSure. I said the Lord\u2019s Prayer.\u201d That\u2019s saying it all.<\/a> More than anything.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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